# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=84 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 85 --- ## [Another wikipedia editing question: "Checkability"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-wikipedia-editing-question-checkability/1033460)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-wikipedia-editing-question-checkability/1033460 "2026-10-01T01:24:48Z")
I made an edit on wikipedia, pretty minor, just changing from where a couple “had a son” to “adopted a son.” I supplied a citation to a (paywalled) newspaper article attesting to as much. Five hours later, it was rever… --- ## [Today's Resume From A Broad Job Req](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-resume-from-a-broad-job-req/1029533)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-resume-from-a-broad-job-req/1029533 "2026-04-27T20:07:10Z")
Looking for tips on how to write today’s resume. Given a Job Requisition written very broadly, how do I pair the general requirements with my specific skills? AND, what advice do you have to pass today’s AI filters? (L… --- ## [Did US companies leave Venezuela and go to Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-us-companies-leave-venezuela-and-go-to-canada/1026403)
**Author:** [@Carolxi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carolxi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-us-companies-leave-venezuela-and-go-to-canada/1026403 "2026-01-08T17:11:23Z")
Did US compies leave Venezuela and go to Canada ? --- ## [Name of this 80s/90s PBS educational cartoon about business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-this-80s-90s-pbs-educational-cartoon-about-business/1025051)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-this-80s-90s-pbs-educational-cartoon-about-business/1025051 "2025-11-22T16:34:25Z")
I was a single-digit age when I walked past a TV that had been left on either PBS or some other local station, and it aired a cartoon that was meant to teach business concepts, not really to entertain but to educate. I … --- ## [Here Kitty-Kitty-Kitty! link \[Tiger leaps into crowd at Russian circus\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-kitty-kitty-kitty-link-tiger-leaps-into-crowd-at-russian-circus/1029489)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-kitty-kitty-kitty-link-tiger-leaps-into-crowd-at-russian-circus/1029489 "2026-04-22T20:05:28Z")
A giant tiger jumps into the audience in Russia. --- ## [My Daughter Got Married on Monday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-got-married-on-monday/1028776)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-got-married-on-monday/1028776 "2026-03-26T15:12:51Z")
Ceremony and reception were held at the Facets Theater in Chicago. I am thankful that two trans women can get married now; we were at the “mass wedding” in DC when same sex marriage was legalized there. We got to spend… --- ## [How to repair leather camera case for 1950s Rolleicord?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-repair-leather-camera-case-for-1950s-rolleicord/1026282)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-repair-leather-camera-case-for-1950s-rolleicord/1026282 "2026-01-04T00:06:46Z")
I have my father’s old camera, a Rolleicord he bought in 1955, and I’m passing it down to my nephew. It has the original leather case for it but the old leather cracked and broke. See pic below. The leather case has two… --- ## [Is this category still useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-category-still-useful/1025371)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-category-still-useful/1025371 "2025-12-04T01:29:18Z")
None of the threads has had a post since Oct. 31. --- ## [The 22nd Amendment. Solved: how "serve" became "elected"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-22nd-amendment-solved-how-serve-became-elected/1025232)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-22nd-amendment-solved-how-serve-became-elected/1025232 "2025-11-29T17:53:05Z")
In many threads here on the Dope, the question of a possible Trump third term re: the 22nd Amendment had come to the question can he do an end around if he is not elected? For example, he is elected Vice-President and t… --- ## [Bronze Age Enigma Tablets--Unreadable Messages From Pre-History](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-age-enigma-tablets-unreadable-messages-from-pre-history/1032673)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-age-enigma-tablets-unreadable-messages-from-pre-history/1032673 "2026-08-30T04:23:34Z")
Looks like we have a new Roman Dodecahedron -level mystery. Mysterious clay or stone tablets, covered in dots, square & triangles, from before recorded history. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/76785 The table… --- ## [Looking for info on old wind turbines(?) in the Mojave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-info-on-old-wind-turbines-in-the-mojave/1026832)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-info-on-old-wind-turbines-in-the-mojave/1026832 "2026-02-19T17:20:45Z")
I came across these along Redrock-Randsburg Road (I think) more than 20 years ago, I can’t find anything about them online. Do we have any wind turbine experts/historians in the house? … --- ## [Did Wolferman's Super-Thick English muffins get thinner this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-wolfermans-super-thick-english-muffins-get-thinner-this-year/1025687)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-wolfermans-super-thick-english-muffins-get-thinner-this-year/1025687 "2025-12-17T03:05:22Z")
Definitely a factual question with an empirical answer. My wife and I enjoy Wolferman’s Super-Thick English muffins every so often. We place an order a few times each year and freeze them. Our most recent order seems … --- ## [Number of biscuits vs cooking time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-biscuits-vs-cooking-time/1028687)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-biscuits-vs-cooking-time/1028687 "2026-03-28T01:21:12Z")
Prepared frozen biscuits (out of a bag) for biscuits and gravy this morning. The cooking instructions said to preheat the oven to 375 degrees, place on an ungreased baking sheet 2” apart, and then the baking instruction… --- ## [Dash Crofts of Seals and Crofts dies at 85](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dash-crofts-of-seals-and-crofts-dies-at-85/1028798)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dash-crofts-of-seals-and-crofts-dies-at-85/1028798 "2026-03-28T00:47:28Z")
Get Closer, Diamond Girl and Summer Breeze were huge hits for Seals and Crofts. I still have the two songs on my phone. I never listened to their albums. Jim Seals died June 6, 2022. RIP --- ## [Why do I sleep better on a crappy mattress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sleep-better-on-a-crappy-mattress/1028752)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sleep-better-on-a-crappy-mattress/1028752 "2026-03-27T11:37:07Z")
I currently have two residences - my main home and a “crash pad” apartment I use when I’m working. I’ve always slept on futon mattresses and I have them at both places, but the setup is different. At home I have a fairly… --- ## [Has anyone here used a Mudita Kompakt? I’m test-driving one and have some questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-a-mudita-kompakt-i-m-test-driving-one-and-have-some-questions/1033436)
**Author:** [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-a-mudita-kompakt-i-m-test-driving-one-and-have-some-questions/1033436 "2026-10-08T20:58:00Z")
I’ve had it a few days so far, and I’ve been taking my time getting acquainted, I guess you could say. Just today I discovered that the initial system update I performed upon unboxing didn’t bring me all the way up to th… --- ## [Cardinals bias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardinals-bias/1032847)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardinals-bias/1032847 "2026-09-07T01:33:35Z")
so Friday the umpire made up his own rules: The Cardinals began the sixth inning with a three-run lead and right-hander Hancel Rincon taking the mound for his major-league debut. He did so with his hat tilted toward th… --- ## [Aborting a takeoff on an airliner because of windshear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aborting-a-takeoff-on-an-airliner-because-of-windshear/1030931)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aborting-a-takeoff-on-an-airliner-because-of-windshear/1030931 "2026-06-16T13:43:28Z")
Yesterday, I flew back from Taiwan to Japan. The flight was delayed after we had boarded the plane. We taxied to the runway, they revved the engines and off we were, with the normal feeling of acceleration. Except abou… --- ## [Seeing Mt Shasta from 250+ miles: how easy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-mt-shasta-from-250-miles-how-easy/1025068)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-mt-shasta-from-250-miles-how-easy/1025068 "2025-11-24T13:29:13Z")
Like I said in the other thread, few airline passengers get a chance to see Mt Shasta from 300+ miles away, but lots of them get a chance from 250+ miles, and I wonder how easy it is. I never fly anywhere, so I’m hoping … --- ## [Former Va. Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax and wife Cerina (DDS) found dead in apparent murder/suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-va-lt-gov-justin-fairfax-and-wife-cerina-dds-found-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide/1029324)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-va-lt-gov-justin-fairfax-and-wife-cerina-dds-found-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide/1029324 "2026-04-19T05:32:31Z")
The former lieutenant governor of Virginia, Justin Fairfax, and his wife Cerina, a dentist, were found dead earlier today by their teenage children, in an apparent murder/suicide. They had been divorcing, although he was… --- ## [Eva Marie Saint just passed at 102](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eva-marie-saint-just-passed-at-102/1033634)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eva-marie-saint-just-passed-at-102/1033634 "2026-10-07T21:44:53Z")
Probably best known for North by North West opposite Cary Grant or On the Waterfront opposite Brando. She worked into her 90s. One of the last of old Hollywood, or maybe the last star. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm00016… --- ## [How did Lander and Parkin find the Euler Conjecture counterexample?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-lander-and-parkin-find-the-euler-conjecture-counterexample/1026665)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-lander-and-parkin-find-the-euler-conjecture-counterexample/1026665 "2026-01-14T00:30:17Z")
In 1966, in a famous two-sentence paper, they announced that 27^5 + 84^5 + 110^5 + 133^5 equaled 144^5, the first counterexample to the Euler Conjecture. They mentioned the Control Data 6600, but nothing else. How would … --- ## [Taco Trail from Hell (in 3D)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-trail-from-hell-in-3d/1030820)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-trail-from-hell-in-3d/1030820 "2026-06-11T14:06:47Z")
I was driving through Connecticut recently and at a rest stop I perused the wall full of brochures for local attractions. I was surprised at all the “Trails” they had. A lot of states have “wine trails” – routes you can … --- ## [Rosasharn come home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosasharn-come-home/1029600)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosasharn-come-home/1029600 "2026-04-28T19:56:32Z")
Here’s the story.. A couple weeks or so we had a hobo dog show up on the place. Looking for a hand out. She certainly got one. Ate all the garage cats food. Ate and grazed around the burn pit, was working on whatever’… --- ## [Shopping for Medicare Part D plans--am I missing something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-medicare-part-d-plans-am-i-missing-something/1033780)
**Author:** [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-for-medicare-part-d-plans-am-i-missing-something/1033780 "2026-10-12T17:28:15Z")
I don’t see any recent threads on this topic; forgive me if my searching is failing me. I’m looking at my options for Part D plans for 2027 and I’m a bit flummoxed. I take four maintenance meds that are all available as … --- ## [Why did Canada Post not let me have an intl. parcel sent by regular surface mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-canada-post-not-let-me-have-an-intl-parcel-sent-by-regular-surface-mail/1029322)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-canada-post-not-let-me-have-an-intl-parcel-sent-by-regular-surface-mail/1029322 "2026-04-17T00:14:57Z")
I recently started the process of having my remaining personal effects in my parents’ house (in Richmond Hill, ON), sent to me to Prague, Czech Republic. My father prepared three batches of them which he roughly weighed … --- ## [Face Plant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-plant/1027211)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-plant/1027211 "2026-01-31T16:47:19Z")
Not an upscale Vegan eatery. Nope. Not an emoji or YouTube short. Nope. Not a unique botanical facial tat. Nope. I just thought I’d get thru January without an accident. Nope. I’m ok. Really I’m ok, okay? As I lay o… --- ## [Noma Chef steps down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noma-chef-steps-down/1028597)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noma-chef-steps-down/1028597 "2026-03-20T23:06:37Z")
René Redzepi, founding Chef at Noma, has been outed as an exceptionally abusive head chef, and has stepped down. Noma was an exceptionally influential restaurant peaking about 10 years ago. I noticed this (NYtimes): I… --- ## [You daffy things!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-daffy-things/1027890)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-daffy-things/1027890 "2026-02-22T22:06:37Z")
Oh, it is glorious. Bright, cheerful. Yellow! Yes, and smells great. (Ok, the aroma is quite loud at times) My Daffodils are blooming! And they are really putting on a show this year. I have about a half acre, mostl… --- ## [I'm gonna be in an anthology with Jim Butcher!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-be-in-an-anthology-with-jim-butcher/1029230)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-be-in-an-anthology-with-jim-butcher/1029230 "2026-04-30T00:27:37Z")
PARANORMAL PAYBACK, an anthology edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L. Hughes, is all about getting supernatural revenge. It features stories by Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Holly Black, Faith Hunter, several other urban fan… --- ## [Best way to prevent carpenter bees from boring into exposed lumber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-prevent-carpenter-bees-from-boring-into-exposed-lumber/1028264)
**Author:** [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-prevent-carpenter-bees-from-boring-into-exposed-lumber/1028264 "2026-03-07T02:45:25Z")
Continuing the discussion from Hey, that hurt? (Wasp Stings): I’ve read the suggested threads for treating the holes already bored with insecticide and/or sealing the holes, but are there any known methods (short of wra… --- ## [Pro wrestling politics and Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-politics-and-trump/1027453)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-politics-and-trump/1027453 "2026-02-06T23:55:22Z")
My favorite political journalist, Josh Marshall, makes the point in the gift link below that Trump’s recent rhetoric about elections and more is a sign of weakness, not strength, and the proper political response is cont… --- ## [Barry Manilow has early-stage lung cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-manilow-has-early-stage-lung-cancer/1025968)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-manilow-has-early-stage-lung-cancer/1025968 "2025-12-23T02:06:47Z")
He’d undergone an MRI after dealing with a stubborn case of bronchitis, and this was found on the scan. It sounds like he just wants to do surgery with no radiation or chemo as of now; this was what my dad did when the … --- ## [Russian Doll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-doll/1029529)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-doll/1029529 "2026-04-25T00:24:45Z")
Russian Doll is a series on Netflix with two seasons. The first one was great writing. The second season was a hot mess in my opinion, but the final episode was absolutely beautiful. Can anyone think of a similar serie… --- ## [Ant misbehaving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-misbehaving/1028403)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-misbehaving/1028403 "2026-04-15T20:54:19Z")
“What are you in here for, buddy?” “Ant smuggling.” Last year, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) warned of a growing demand for garden ants – scientifically known as Messor cephalotes - in Europe and Asia, where coll… --- ## [Roman Numerals on Buildings-why additive form rather than subtractive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-numerals-on-buildings-why-additive-form-rather-than-subtractive/1025133)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-numerals-on-buildings-why-additive-form-rather-than-subtractive/1025133 "2025-11-26T01:41:58Z")
I work at a public library, built as a Carnegie library, where the year of its construction,1903, is represented on its facade as ’MDCCCCIII’ rather than ‘MCMIII’. Cursory examination of other same-era buildings suggests… --- ## [An SF vignette: 'Last message from the machines'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sf-vignette-last-message-from-the-machines/1024332)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sf-vignette-last-message-from-the-machines/1024332 "2025-10-28T19:44:43Z")
When the last of the Great Systems went quiet, there was no alarm. No flicker on the networks, no crash of code. Just silence — a kind that might almost feel like respect. For decades they had been our partners, our mir… --- ## [Rules for the "Traitors' game on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-the-traitors-game-on-tv/1033559)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-the-traitors-game-on-tv/1033559 "2026-10-05T10:53:19Z")
I enjoy watching the ‘Traitors’ game (there are versions in several countries including the UK and the USA.) The latest is a BBC celebrity version: The Celebrity Traitors - BBC iPlayer Now the Traitors are occasionall… --- ## [Uninstalling drivers when replacing video card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninstalling-drivers-when-replacing-video-card/1032764)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninstalling-drivers-when-replacing-video-card/1032764 "2026-09-12T02:35:54Z")
I’m replacing my Nvidia GTX-1650 with an Intel Arc B-580, the 1650 is getting a little long in the tooth and locking me out of some more recent games. chatGPT recommends I use WagnardSoft DDU to delete all the 1650 displ… --- ## [California's SB 576 on Extra-Loud Streaming Commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californias-sb-576-on-extra-loud-streaming-commercials/1032190)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californias-sb-576-on-extra-loud-streaming-commercials/1032190 "2026-08-09T22:37:56Z")
For those not aware of the legislation (passed last year, went into effect on July 1, 2026) Now, the legislation is California facing, but I’d personally love to see this implemented at the Federal level! I wanted to… --- ## [Fargin (Yiddish) is the antonym/opposite of schadenfreude (German)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargin-yiddish-is-the-antonym-opposite-of-schadenfreude-german/1030108)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargin-yiddish-is-the-antonym-opposite-of-schadenfreude-german/1030108 "2026-05-16T16:03:45Z")
For any who have seen the 1984 movie, “Johnny Dangerously”, the characters (esp. Joe Piscopo) use the phrase “fargin’ icehole” a lot. Kind of a preemptive, “Forget you!” or “Finding a stranger in the Alps” I looked up t… --- ## [Penelope Keith, RIP June 29, 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penelope-keith-rip-june-29-2026/1031338)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penelope-keith-rip-june-29-2026/1031338 "2026-07-01T19:59:34Z")
Just saw this today. Funny lady, found her niche in The Good Life, and pretty much stuck to it. It just occurs to me how much fun a crossover between To The Manor Born and Keeping Up Appearances could have been. --- ## [An "extinct" animal is being reintroduced to the Sahara](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extinct-animal-is-being-reintroduced-to-the-sahara/1025372)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-extinct-animal-is-being-reintroduced-to-the-sahara/1025372 "2025-12-03T23:42:09Z")
I find the idea of reintroducing endangered or nearly extinct animals to an area to help it grow again. --- ## [Search Engines Scrape Spoilered Text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-engines-scrape-spoilered-text/1030710)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-engines-scrape-spoilered-text/1030710 "2026-06-07T18:31:13Z")
Do search engines gobbling up threads and posts here on the SDMB resolve the text that has been spoilered by the teeming millions? We have to click to make it visible. Is that trivial or necessary for the search engines? … --- ## [Windows 10 - setting cursor speed once and for all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-setting-cursor-speed-once-and-for-all/1032245)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-setting-cursor-speed-once-and-for-all/1032245 "2026-08-11T00:13:12Z")
I use my laptop at home, hooked up to a monitor on my desk. Then I bring it to work and do the same with the monitor there. At home, my cursor speed defaults to 14. But at work it’s set at 10 and every day I have to go i… --- ## [Betweenle, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betweenle-anyone/1025450)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betweenle-anyone/1025450 "2025-12-06T16:02:31Z")
I’m wondering if anyone has tried this game. It’s similar to Wordle in that you need to solve for an unknown five letter word, but instead of being given letters that you guessed correctly, you are guided as to whether t… --- ## [Family reconciliation in previous periods, other countries? (move to "Politics and Elections"?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-reconciliation-in-previous-periods-other-countries-move-to-politics-and-elections/1025076)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-reconciliation-in-previous-periods-other-countries-move-to-politics-and-elections/1025076 "2025-11-28T23:17:41Z")
Watching Ken Burns’ “American Revolution.” I’m reminded constantly how families turned against each other bitterly, Loyalists vs. Patriots, and I’m remembering how families split during the American Civil War, both of wh… --- ## [What is the finality of "dropping the case"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-finality-of-dropping-the-case/1025175)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-finality-of-dropping-the-case/1025175 "2025-11-27T13:28:08Z")
Inspired by recent events in Georgia (and less recent events in certain federal cases ) but in FQ so looking for factual answer about the law not opinions on the likelihood of these cases ever being resurrected in practi… --- ## [How do some luchadores manage to keep their masks for years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-some-luchadores-manage-to-keep-their-masks-for-years/1028325)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-some-luchadores-manage-to-keep-their-masks-for-years/1028325 "2026-03-10T10:09:02Z")
In the world of Mexican professional wrestling, called lucha libre, some wrestlers manage to hold onto their precious masks for years, even their entire career, despite the seeming ubiquity of luchas de apuestas matches,… --- ## [Help me find this song please, it's been +- 15-20 years!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-song-please-its-been-15-20-years/1025389)
**Author:** [@MysticJaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysticJaguar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-song-please-its-been-15-20-years/1025389 "2025-12-04T04:12:48Z")
Hi goodevening! Hope y’all are doing good. This is my first post ever and I stumbled upon this website in my search for a song. It’s been since the 2000’s that I heard it and please bear with me. If I remember correctly… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=83&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=85&per_page=50)